A variant of the endotheliotropic herpesvirus in Asian elephants (Elephas maximus) in European zoos
A variant of the endotheliotropic herpesvirus in Asian elephants (Elephas maximus) in European zoos
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DOI：
10.1016/s0378-1135(01)00363-7
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发表时间：
2001-09-20
影响因子：
3.3
通讯作者：
Pitra, C
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作者：
Fickel, J;Richman, LK;Pitra, C
新发现的致死性大象亲内皮疱疹病毒（EEHV）已在亚洲象（Elephas maximus）和非洲象（Loxodonta africana）中鉴定。它们由健康的非洲象携带，主要对年轻的亚洲象是致命的。由于动物园经常栖息这两种大象，我们对来自12个欧洲动物园、3个马戏团和1个以色列动物园的亚洲象中是否存在EEHV进行了调查。在这里，我们证明了到目前为止影响亚洲象的所有EEHV都属于EEHV1组。我们还描述了检测和部分测序的嗜内皮疱疹病毒变体（命名为EEHV1b）在亚洲象，无论是内源性的EEHV亚洲象或指示不同的来源（非洲象）的感染。(C)2001 Elsevier Science B.V.保留所有权利。
Newly discovered, lethal elephant endotheliotropic herpesviruses (EEHV) have been identified in both Asian (Elephas maximus) and African (Loxodonta africana) elephants. Carried by otherwise healthy African elephants they can be fatal mainly for young Asian elephants. Since zoos often harbour both elephant species, we conducted a survey on the presence of EEHV in Asian elephants from 12 European zoos, 3 circuses and I Israeli zoo. Here, we demonstrate that all EEHV that have affected Asian elephants so far belong to the EEHV1 group. We also describe the detection and the partial sequencing of an endotheliotropic herpesvirus variant (named EEHV1b) in Asian elephants, being either an EEHV endogenous to Asian elephants or indicating different sources (African elephants) of infection. (C) 2001 Elsevier Science B.V. All rights reserved.